“Chatham County Schools (Pittsboro, NC) has spent $1 million from its reserve fund to buy 1,000 laptop computers for its high schools,” NBC17.com reports. “The district, a mix of schools in the backwoods and high-end subdivisions near Chapel Hill, wants to have a computer for each of its 7,400 students within the next several years.”
“The initial 1,000 Apple iBooks will be given to area high schools so teachers can each have one to take home and to fill carts that will move between classrooms for student use,” NBC17.com reports. “The district plans to set aside money in its budget over the next few years to buy more computers, and county officials said they would support the program, believing that technology in area schools will help attract businesses.”
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Hope they can keep it this time.
A sensible approach. First get one to every teacher, then a portable lab, then work on evry student having their own. This is the approach often shown to be the most useful in the long run.
Bravo
I want to be in line when they sell these for $50,00
Just like those other idiots!
My school (very small and private) has a mobile iBook lab, and even though they’re old and run OS 9, they’re great and very useful.
Hopefully that judge from Cobb County won’t move to New York.
(MDN MW: Southern, as in those Southern kids are going to be very jealous of their New York peers.)
Calling Henrico County! Calling Henrico County!
Hello, dorks! Anyone there? Can you hear me?
THIS is the way it should be done.
I guess North Carolina has it all over Virginia.
Recall!-Recall!! Bring on de Judge.
Ok, guys, another big events going to happen to this school in 4 years’ time. They are going to replace ALL the iBooks with the new intel base iBook! And selling the old iBook by $39.99!!!
BTW, Dell will go buzz during that time. Gateway will be bought over by HP.
“in 4 years’ time […] Dell will go buzz during that time. Gateway will be bought over by HP.”
Actually, Dell will be bought by HP. Gateway will be bought by Lenovo.
Wtaching this stuff is better than reality TV. Stay tuned to see whether Apple’s crack sales team botches this deal.
What is the big deal. This district already uses apple. Sounds like just another purchase…